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US election is a must watch global events, where democrats and republicans fight out for the top job, years ahead of the D-day, to become the most powerful person in global politics. While financial markets usually tends to ignore, day to day happenings in the race, which is one of the longest in the world, an investor and long term positional traders can't ignore its vast implications, that reach from foreign to fiscal policies, impacting fund flows for years to come. As the fight has reached next stage and within next few months US would be choosing its presidential nominees for grand finale that ends on November the 4th, in this series we bring about the latest vitals to our readers, while safeguarding the trivia.

US Election Series

US Election Series: Who would be Donald Trump’s running mate?

Jul 14, 2016 10:11 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Historically speaking, the picking up of a running mate usually doesnt make much of a difference for the race to the White House but this time around it is likely to be a deviation in the case of Donald Trump, who said in...

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US Election Series: Donald Trump takes lead in key swing states

Jul 14, 2016 09:33 am UTC| Commentary Politics

The Republican Partys Presidential nominee Donald Trump has taken a lead over the Democratic Partys front-runner Hillary Clinton in key swing states of Florida, and Pennsylvania, while cut the lead in another key state...

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US Election Series: Sanders endorses Clinton but for a price

Jul 13, 2016 08:17 am UTC| Commentary Politics

US Democratic Partys second runner for nomination Bernie Sanders, who is credited with bringing thousands of new and young voters to rally behind his causes and presenting the toughest possible fight to front-runner...

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What would Abraham Lincoln say to Donald Trump about religion, politics and being a 'Know Nothing'?

Jul 10, 2016 21:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

As the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump could learn a lot from his partys first president, Abraham Lincoln. He should start with religion and immigration, topics on which he has appealed to fear and bigotry...

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US Election Series: Trump raises $51 million through crowdsourcing

Jul 07, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Republican Presidential nominee, business tycoon Donald Trump has raised around $51 million in June which should give a pause to the criticism that Donald Trumps campaign doesnt have enough money to fight Hillary Clinton...

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How the 2016 presidential election will shape American identity

Jun 23, 2016 18:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The 2016 American presidential election will boil down to one simple question: Who do we want to be as Americans? The language used by the leading presidential candidates reveals that both candidates want to appeal...

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Will Donald Trump's call to profile Muslims offend voters?

Jun 22, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

After the horrific mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump reiterated his concern that Muslim immigrants in the U.S. could be a security...

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Economy

[Editorial Cartoon] “Tariff Chicken Game” – U.S. and China Speed Toward Economic Catastrophe

Amid rising tensions in the U.S.-China trade war, this weeks editorial cartoon depicts a dramatic chicken game scenario, where two economic superpowers appear locked in a collision course with potentially devastating...

Trade War Escalates: China Fires Back with 84% Tariff on US Goods

China escalated the stakes of the trade war with America by imposing an 84% tariff on American products as a retaliatory measure to President Trumps recent tariffs on Chinese products. The retaliatory tariff which...

China's Treasury "Nuclear Option": Bluff or Reality?

If China were to sell its $761 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, the immediate effects would be higher U.S. Treasury yields, which would rise by 30 to 60 basis points, raising the borrowing cost and cutting economic growth....

U.S. Tariffs Threaten Wine Retailers as Import Costs Soar

Wine retailers across the U.S. are bracing for impact as the Trump administration imposes a 20% tariff on goods from the European Union, with imported wine and liquor prices set to surge. Adam Williams, owner of Ansley...

BOJ’s Ueda Cautious on Rate Hikes Amid U.S. Tariff Uncertainty

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasized the central banks cautious stance on future monetary policy in response to heightened global uncertainties, particularly stemming from U.S. tariffs. Speaking to parliament on...

Politics

IRS Chief to Resign Amid Controversial Tax Data Sharing Deal with Homeland Security

The acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Melanie Krause, is set to resign following a controversial agreement to share undocumented immigrants tax data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...

Ken Paxton to Challenge Sen. John Cornyn in 2026 Texas GOP Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his bid to unseat fellow Republican Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 GOP primary. Speaking on Fox News The Ingraham Angle, Paxton declared his intention to bring stronger...

Trump Slams TSMC Subsidy, Threatens 100% Tax Without U.S. Manufacturing

President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration for awarding a $6.6 billion subsidy to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), arguing that semiconductor giants like TSMC do not need government...

Trump Moves to Block State Climate Laws to Boost Fossil Fuel Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday aimed at blocking state-level climate laws that restrict fossil fuel use and promote clean energy. This latest move underscores Trumps ongoing efforts to...

Pam Bondi to Lead DOJ Initiative Defending Second Amendment Rights

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to spearhead a new Justice Department initiative aimed at protecting gun rights under the Second Amendment, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters. The memo outlines Bondis plan to...

Science

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

Technology

US Senators Question Microsoft and Google Over AI Cloud Partnerships

Two Democratic U.S. senators are pressing Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) for transparency over their cloud computing partnerships with leading artificial intelligence firms. Senators Elizabeth Warren of...

Telegram Fined $80K by Moscow Court for Extremist Content Refusal

A Moscow court has fined Telegram Messenger Inc. 7 million roubles (approximately $80,000) for refusing to remove content allegedly promoting extremist activities, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Court...

Samsung Posts Resilient Q1 Profit on Strong Chip and Smartphone Demand

Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 0.2% drop in Q1 operating profit, reaching 6.6 trillion won ($4.49 billion), beating market forecasts of 5.1 trillion won. This resilience was driven by solid memory chip...

Meta Unveils Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Boosts AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has unveiled its latest AI modelsLlama 4 Maverick and Llama 4 Scoutcalling them its most advanced large language models (LLMs) to date. Designed as multimodal AI systems, they can process and...

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Heads to Jury Trial in 2026

Elon Musks high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI is set for a jury trial in spring 2026, as ruled by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case centers on Musks...